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• Bury 0-1 Sunderland player ratings: Read James Hunter's match marks after Carabao Cup win

  10-08-2017 23:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  George Honeyman and Darron Gibson stood out in Sunderland's Carabao Cup win at Bury, but how did the rest of their teammates fare
  
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• Bury 0-1 Sunderland match report: Honeyman sees Black Cats through to Carabao Cup second round

  10-08-2017 23:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  George Honeyman's second-half strike gave Simon Grayson his first win as Sunderland boss, as the Black Cats saw off Bury at Gigg Lane
  
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• Bury 0-1 Sunderland

  10-08-2017 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  George Honeyman's dinked finish sends Sunderland in to the second round of the EFL Cup with a win at League One Bury.
  
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• The Guardian view on Operation Sanctuary: ends and means | Editorial

  10-08-2017 20:48
  The conviction of 18 people involved in the Newcastle sex exploitation gang is welcome. But earlier intervention would have been so much betterOne of the reasons for the conviction of 17 men and one woman for their involvement in a sex grooming network in Newcastle was the use of a paid informant who himself is a convicted paedophile. The use of such a person by the police has been widely criticised by organisations such as the NSPCC that otherwise would be expected to cheer the careful and effe
  
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• Operation Sanctuary: Ex-police chief 'kept in dark' over rapist payment

  10-08-2017 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Sue Sim says she is "appalled" that a convicted child rapist was used during Operation Sanctuary.
  
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• Ready for the new season? You will be after watching our brilliant season preview video

  10-08-2017 20:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle are getting ready to kick off their season against Tottenham at a sold-out St James' Park
  
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• Ashington man accused of rape found not guilty by jury at Newcastle Crown Court

  10-08-2017 20:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Munawar Hussein, from Wansbeck Road, Ashington, was found not guilty at Newcastle Crown Court on Wednesday, August 2
  
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• Newcastle: Rafael Benitez says missing out on transfer targets has been frustrating

  10-08-2017 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez tells Football Focus' Alan Shearer that missing out on some of the his summer transfer targets has been "frustrating".
  
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• Chantelle Connolly wants to go into Celebrity Big Brother to take Jemma Lucy down a peg or two

  10-08-2017 19:23 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  They were close at the start of the year but ex Geordie Shore star Chantelle says Jem's attitude stinks and slams her treatment of Sarah
  
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• Revealed: The 25 'never events' recorded in North East hospitals last year

  10-08-2017 19:14 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The blunders included medics operating on the wrong part of the body and leaving foreign objects inside their patients after a procedure
  
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• What is the 'the boyfriend model' and how did it help perverts groom girls in Newcastle?

  10-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Predators tricked some victims into thinking they were in loving relationship - and then used them in sickening sex sessions
  
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• West End residents want to build the area's reputation after sex ring scandal

  10-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  After the Operation Sanctuary scandal residents in Newcastle's West End say the perverts have brought shame on their community
  
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• We need to find a way forward for the North East's small farms - or they could be at risk

  10-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Brexit-fuelled megafarms would be bad news for rural life and tourism, the environment and, of course, animals, argues Kate Thick
  
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• Paul Collingwood's never-ending career is an inspiration to English cricket's young pretenders

  10-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Paul Collingwood is still one of Durham's leading players at the age of 41, a fact not lost on potential future England batsman Joe Clarke
  
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• North East Charity Awards to single out special employee for Outstanding Individual Contribution

  10-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Last year's winner of the Outstanding Individual Contribution to Charity was Angela Conway
  
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• 10 things about the internet that no longer happen but will make you feel old

  10-08-2017 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Remember when you could not use the phone and the internet at the same time and did you ever use Friends Reunited?
  
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• What next for high speed northern rail?

  10-08-2017 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Transport secretary Chris Grayling faces growing pressure for faster journeys and better connections.
  
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• Victims of child abuse gangs are the first to suffer – and the last to get our attention | Sonia Sodha

  10-08-2017 18:32
  The focus on race and religion distracts from the task of making sure crimes such as those uncovered in Newcastle never happen againIf there’s one question we owe it to the victims of the Newcastle child abuse gang to ask, it’s how on earth this type of organised child sexual abuse is still happening. It’s a horrific, yet tragically familiar, story that has played itself out in every corner of the country, from Rotherham and Rochdale to Oxford and Bristol. Each time there is a
  
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• A fan of Game of Thrones or Star Wars? Grainger Games invites you to Be More Geek

  10-08-2017 18:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Grainger Games has a range of video games and memorabilia from the likes of Games of Thrones, Marvel and Harry Potter
  
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• Carabao Cup second round draw: Newcastle home to Nottingham Forest; Sunderland away to Carlisle

  10-08-2017 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates from the second round draw of the League Cup which takes place after Sunderland's first round tie against Lee Clark's Bury
  
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• Carabao Cup second round draw LIVE: Newcastle home to Nottingham Forest; Sunderland away to Carlisle

  10-08-2017 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates from the second round draw of the League Cup which takes place after Sunderland's first round tie against Lee Clark's Bury
  
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• Carabao Cup second round draw LIVE: Newcastle find out opponents; Sunderland aim to get in draw

  10-08-2017 18:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates from the second round draw of the League Cup which takes place after Sunderland's first round tie against Lee Clark's Bury
  
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• Durham eye specialist invents new tech to help children with Down's Syndrome

  10-08-2017 17:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Simon Berry has developed the equipment, which uses video and pictures to help hold the child's attention
  
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• Bury vs Sunderland LIVE: Khazri and Gibson among starters as Grayson makes four changes

  10-08-2017 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as Sunderland travel to Bury in the first round of the EFL Cup at Gigg Lane with the next round draw to take place after
  
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• Bury 0-1 Sunderland RECAP: Honeyman goal sends the Black Cats through in the Carabao Cup

  10-08-2017 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as Sunderland travel to Bury in the first round of the EFL Cup at Gigg Lane with the next round draw to take place after
  
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• Bury 0-1 Sunderland LIVE: Honeyman goal sends the Black Cats through in the Carabao Cup

  10-08-2017 17:30 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Live updates as Sunderland travel to Bury in the first round of the EFL Cup at Gigg Lane with the next round draw to take place after
  
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• 'How did this happen?' Newcastle sex abuse scandal and the questions that must be answered

  10-08-2017 17:27 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Serious Case Review launched as it emerges a number of abused young people were already known to social services
  
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• Newcastle United target Kenedy: A view from Chelsea on a 'raw talent' heading to Tyneside

  10-08-2017 17:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Kenedy is set to be Newcastle United's sixth summer signing, we speak to Football.London's Oliver Harbord about the youngster
  
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• The crowd route to finance is gathering momentum - could it take your business to the next level?

  10-08-2017 17:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Lane finds out why the rapidly developing finance platform, crowdfunding, is widening the opportunity entrepreneurs to access capital
  
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• Operation Sanctuary: Newcastle community leaders react

  10-08-2017 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Newcastle community leaders react to the convictions of a grooming network.
  
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• Female cyclist taken to hospital after being knocked off her bike by a car in Gateshead

  10-08-2017 17:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The woman luckily only suffered minor injuries in the collision on Bensham Road on Thursday afternoon
  
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• Everything is Black and White Podcast: The Big Newcastle United Season Preview

  10-08-2017 17:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Our Newcastle United Writers preview the season ahead looking at transfers, Lee Charnley and Rafa Benitez's future
  
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• Aleksandar Mitrovic ready to grasp his chance if Dwight Gayle isn't passed fit against Spurs

  10-08-2017 17:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Aleksandar Mitrovic has a good record against Tottenham and is eager to start the season in real style at St James' Park
  
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• Violent thug died of cancer at HMP Durham after six months behind bars

  10-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Dennis Thompson, 62, from Walker had been jailed at HMP Durham after attacking his girlfriend
  
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• Remember when Patsy Kensit was in Newcastle and Gateshead to make The One and Only?

  10-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The film, showing Tyneside in a sparkling new light, is part of The Cinema Years at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House this weekend
  
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• Potential Tyne Bridge toll branded 'stupid' and a 'ransom' for drivers

  10-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government figures show air quality on the bridge is one of the worst in the North East - and drivers could soon be charged to cross it
  
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• Drivers beware - A19 southbound to be closed overnight from Holystone to Wallsend

  10-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The road closure will take place between 8pm on Friday and 8am on Saturday to allow a huge lorry with a 223-tonne load to pass through
  
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• £31m Durham student accommodation scheme adds to the books for SES Engineering

  10-08-2017 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The engineering firm's North East team will spend almost a year on site, converting a former hospital into a 358-bed housing scheme
  
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• Trespassers on former First World War factory site an 'accident waiting to happen'

  10-08-2017 16:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Birtley councillor Neil Weatherley believes teenagers trespassing on the former BAE Systems site are putting themselves in danger
  
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• Police boss 'would have wished' police supergrass XY had not been needed in abuse scandal

  10-08-2017 16:05 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  But Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Dame Vera Baird said she is satisfied the information 'could not have been obtained in any other way'
  
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• Harry Potter themed pub crawl to cast a spell over Newcastle this autumn

  10-08-2017 16:01 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  As the Harry Potter books turn 20, the Wizards Assemble crawl is heading to Newcastle to celebrate the school boy wizard
  
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• Newcastle athlete smiling again after bike crash left her needing facial reconstruction

  10-08-2017 15:53 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Zoe Neasham has got back on her bike to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance who came to her rescue after a serious bike crash
  
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• Carolann Gallon: How one young woman ended up at the centre of the Operation Shelter grooming case

  10-08-2017 15:36 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Carolann Gallon, 22, was embroiled in a conspiracy to groom and exploit women and girls
  
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• Lateral Advertising closes its doors in Sunderland after 17 years in business

  10-08-2017 15:26 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Sunderland's Lateral Advertising has ceased trading after appointing a liquidator
  
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• Eggs scare: Around 700,000 eggs at centre of European contamination fears reached Britain

  10-08-2017 15:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency say it is 'very unlikely' that the eggs posed a risk to public health
  
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• Harry Potter screenings in Durham Cathedral - how to get your tickets

  10-08-2017 14:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It was a wizard idea which seems sure to set this year's Durham Book Festival off to a flying start - on a broomstick of course
  
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• Altogether creative duo doubles up after smashing two-year targets in 12 months

  10-08-2017 14:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle agency has accrued a long list of regional, national and international clients, triggering job creation
  
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• Newcastle's LitterBox cleans up in £16m acquisition by Essex business

  10-08-2017 14:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Litterbox has grown massively under the direction of former North East Business Executive of the Year winner Jim Johnson
  
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• Newcastle's top officer on what went wrong in our city that led to sex abuse scandal

  10-08-2017 14:28 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  'The sexual exploitation of vulnerable people is in my opinion the challenge of our generation' Chief Constable Steve Ashman
  
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• Man pulled from water by passing boat after falling from Tyne Bridge

  10-08-2017 14:24 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The man was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary after he was rescued from the River Tyne by a skipper in a nearby boat
  
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